Severe Adverse Maternal Outcomes among Women in Midwife-Led versus Obstetrician-Led Care at the Onset of Labour in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that it is possible to select a group of low risk women who can start labour in midwife-led care without having increased rates of severe adverse maternal outcomes compared to women who start labour in secondary care. DESIGN AND METHODS:We conducted a nationwide coho...

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Main Authors: Ank de Jonge, Jeanette A J M Mesman, Judith Manniën, Joost J Zwart, Simone E Buitendijk, Jos van Roosmalen, Jeroen van Dillen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4427485?pdf=render